Does my goldfish have ick ..it growing white stuff on it and my anunt said it was a fish diesease....ick? IS THAT right? what can i do ..goto walmart and get treatment 2 out of 4 of the fish have them..she said i can get some medicine in walmart where you enter it and it helps them ...? right ..what else can i do?

It helps if you can answer as many ques as you can from the box above. FOr Ich you will need to treat the entire tank.

Also check out this link Click Here to see if it helps!

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Jenn

Is it like salt all over? Or more like cotton wool?

If you can - post a pic and the way to do this is:

1) open an account with http://www.photobucket.com
2) upload images into your album
3) copy the url link
4) when you post here - click on the IMG button and paste the url link

This should show your images and then we can see what's going on.

Have you got any water testing kits? Can you take a sample of your water to your local fish shop? They can write down the parameters for you.

Also, you'll be starting to cycle your new 5gallon so you'll need to do small but regular waterchanges to keep toxic ammonia and nitrite levels down... Do you have a dechlorinator for your tap water?

The most important thing is water readings... it's easy to do if you take a cup sample to your fish shop... ask them to write the parameters down for you.

Otherwise - it's just about impossible for anyone to help you as any advice will be a guestimate - and that could be bad for your fish.

Cheers

thanks, im uploading a pic now. ill put the picture on here of one of my fish that has ich.. Thanks

Click this...ick Heres Joey that i thinka has ick..DOES he ?

help?

Can you get a better pic.It's kinda hard to see in that cup.

no i dont have any more pics but hes kinda scaly

Is the white stuff slimy sticking out or something?Or is it just like all the other scales?It looks fine to me.

well he used not to have the color white at all and the scales are sticking out ,10 of them... i just gave it treatment ..blue stuff ( rid-ick)

Click these for better pics of the fish that i think has ick..Ick Picture Ick picture 2

Maybe something is digging in?So that's why it's sticking up?I'm not sure on the photos it doesn't look like it's sticking up.

it dosnt matter ..i already treated it..it has ick..period!

I can't tell anything by those pics either but did you take a look at the link that fisharenewtome posted? If not go take a look and see if your fish looks anything at all like the fish in that post. Also are you sure the white isn't just a color change or is there actually something on the fish?

mabey ick is different than ich because i got a treatment bottle called "ICK away"

Nope "ick" and "ich" are the same thing. Some people just call it differently

o well by the way im getting guppy soon 3 females and a male mabey will 5 gallon tank be big enough? and mabey they have a diffferent disease? some of thier scales are sticking out is that a disease?

Yes, that is a sign of dropsy. I have no clue about treating that but if you look around the site I'm sure there are plenty of post about.

Oh and if you are planning on putting guppies in a 5 gallon make sure you get all of 1 sex otherwise you will become overstocked very fast.

i no i want to breed them...

Your fish doesn't have ich - i see no coating of white spots just scales sticking out. Anyhow, it's really hard to help you as you really don't want to listen. Sorry if this sounds rude but you still haven't answered any of the questions... you are given advice then tell people what you will do so i'm unable to help you anymore

i didnt want your help ..i wanted NICE peoples help

Sorry you feel that way

shhh...

The fish in the pictures does not have ick, the fish that you are talking about with the scales sticking out then it is dropsy and you need to go to wal mart and get the stuff that says Fungus Clear Tank Buddies made by "Jungle".

Okay, just to clear a few things up once and for all, so people, LISTEN UP!!
AshleynMatt, Fungus Clear isn't for dropsy, and it is not something you generally just put into the water no matter what the fish has. Its a medication for only a few parasites, and if put into the tank for parasites other than the ones mentioned on the bottle, it will do more harm than good.
Unthinkable, I am sorry that your fish doesn't seem to feel well, but if you really want help for him, then you need to answer the questions that Jen asked for. There are litterally dozens of possible diseases out there with similar symptoms, and for us to pinpoint them exactly, a few extra information is essential.
As for the pictures, it doesn't look like Ich at all, not even like fungus. Its most likely just a colorchange. You have a calico colored fish, and they change color all the time, especially when they are as young as yours is.
If you ask for help on your fish and you don't like the answer, that is unfortunate. Many of us have dealt with problems and are eager and helpful to give out the experiences they have learned from it. All you have to do is listen. Jen wasn't being unfair or rude, she was just being truthful, and she said what I was thinking. If you are so sure that your fish has a certain problem, why bothering asking?
Jen, good job!

okay fine

Ok ranchugirl let me clear a few things up for you, it is not a bottle it is tablets and it DOES work for dropsy. here let me write what is on the back of the box for you:

FUNGUS CLEAR treats a variety of fungus and bacteria-related conditions on tropical fish and goldfish including: FUNGUS,TAIL FIN OR MOUTH ROT, HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA, CLAMPED FINS, and DROPSY. Maybe you should go to walmart and get some and read the back of the box before you try to correct someone.

Ashleynmatt,
I do hope that you realize that Ranchugirl has been taking care of gf and other types of fish alot longer than you have. She knows how and what things are used for, therefore I would hope that you show alittle more respect to her.

Remember these products are by pharmacutical companies that want your money. While they are trying to help take care of problems their main goal is to increase their profits. Dropsy is a very hard condition to treat, any expert will tell you that and none of them have had success with Fungus Clear.

Thanks, Laurie - you took the words right out of my mouth! Pharmaceutical companies try everything to get your honest earned buck, and thats why there are so many illness listed on the medicine that its supposed to take care of. Unfortunately, for most problems you need hard core medication, not something weak as fungus clear. Especially with dropsy there is no way at all that Fungus clear takes care of it. It just doesn't have the neccessary antibiotics for it.

HEY ..sstop FIGHTING i think everyones right k? great.. ive figurd out they dont have ick ..thx everyone .. 4 your help all 4 of my fish are healthy and 2 of the big ones lived for 1 year and a half.. my young one are healthy TOO..and im soon to get GUPPIEs..

Good to hear that your fish is doing better, Unthinkable...

thx

Thats funny that my goldfish had dropsy and septicemia and I treated it with fungus clear and it is just fine, after 3 months. Sometimes you do need to get some good expensive stuff but at times when you can go to walmart and get something that cost $2.94 that will take care of the fish then thats what you sould do. And also I did talk to a vet who compared what I had bought from Dr.ForsterSmiths website which cost 30 dollars and what I had got from walmart that cost &2.94 and said they will both take care of it, and I didnt give the fish the expensive medicine but the cheap medicine and he is doing just fine.

THATS RIGHT

Congratulations. That's great to hear.

Now maybe yu can stop arguing just for the sake of arguing. The immaturity level of this thread has reached it's threshold.

That's great,if your fish had those problems,and Fungus Clear got rid of it all. I really don't think it's about the cost at all-more so what the exact ingredients are.Prices will vary from place to place,it's always good to shop around,but if you're treating fish with the wrong Meds,it won't help-no matter how much it cost. Fungus Care does help with some Bacterial infections.In general though,we try to give advice on Medicines that we have had the best % of success rates,and truthfully,if I had to recommend something,I would have never thought of that . One thing to remember is that Dropsy is a SYMPTOM,and depending on just what caused it,decides just what kind of Meds you need. You were lucky,and Fungus clear seems to have helped you with your problems.As Ranchugirl mentioned though,it's very hard to pinpoint exact illnesses though.Alot of Diseases have the same symptoms,and yet need different medications to treat them. This forum is here to help you in any way possible.There are quite a few people on here with alot of experience.Being disrespectful to anyone though,will NOT be tolerated. You can agree to disagree,but choose your words a little more carefully.

Sharon rocks.

All the mods do

BEQUITE STOP FIGHTINg g..I asked a simple qeustion..